Thanksgiving Menu: Desserts

Break out your stretchy pants, friends, because it’s dessert time!! I’m pretty sure I gained 5 pounds just creating this recipe round-up, but it sure was worth it. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and in my family, we are all about dessert! Turkey, mashed potatoes? Well, okay, if we must. But make sure there are plenty of desserts to choose from! The family joke is that we all ask for “just a teensy slice of each”…which adds up to quite a lot when you have just a sliver of about 6 different desserts on your plate. Because we wouldn’t want the poor desserts to go stale or go to waste, after all. (Well, that’s my husband’s excuse.) We are nothing if not considerate. I’ve rounded up some of my favorite Thanksgiving desserts in different categories and flavors…I dare you to pick just one!

Lisa, thank you so much for including my Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding in your Thanksgiving Dessert Round Up. I am honored to be included with so many talented bloggers. All the recipes look fabulous! I will be sharing your post!

You are killing me with these desserts I pin a lot of your dessert pins on Pinterest too. All but the coconut stuff…you can keep that. My family (meaning the whole extended family we are with on holidays) doesn’t focus much on the desserts, especially at Thanksgiving, so I think I need to start having my own Thanksgiving get together earlier in November where we have nothing but fall-inspired desserts. I definitely have a sweet tooth. Last night I pretty much fed my husband and son chocolate fondue for dinner. But hey, it included fruit so we’ll say it’s healthy.

Hahahaha, Heather–glad I could help contribute to your sweet tooth. Chocolate fondue for dinner?! My hubby would think he’d died and gone to heaven!

I think an all-desserts party is a fabulous idea! My mom is a gourmet cook (I get any and all skill from her) and used to host a big dessert + wine party every January for my dad’s birthday. They’d invite over about 30-40 friends, each couple would bring a bottle of wine and my mom would make about 15+ gourmet desserts. (When I was a teenager I’d dress up and act as a “server”…and therefore get to taste-test all the desserts during the night…not a bad gig!) Doesn’t that sound fantastic?! Heck, I want a party like that!!

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Meet Lisa Frank

Hello and welcome to Handcrafted Parties! I'm Lisa Frank and I live in Portland, Oregon, with my amazing husband and two adorable kids. Over the past few years I've discovered how to bring my love of crafting, baking, organization, home decor, and teaching together into my true passion: handcrafted parties.

As a former elementary school teacher, helping people learn something new comes naturally to me and I can't wait to share my party and crafting tutorials, tips, and tricks with you.